OFFICIAL TESTS IN JEREZ: CALDERON WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE

The GP3 Series teams met up again from 13^th to 15^th March 2018 for the next set of official test days at the demanding Circuito de Jerez in Spain. Despite the very southerly location of the track, the weather was changeable and rainy, but our drivers Tatiana Calderon, Juan Manuel Correa and David Beckmann were not deterred.

The first day started wet and overcast. Nevertheless, our drivers went out on track, but a renewed downpour brought everyone back to the pits. It was not until close to noon, that it was possible to mount slicks. Juan Manuel reached an excellent 5^th place in the morning, while Tatiana was 12^th. David was unhappy to find himself driving with a flat tyre and thus had no say in the fastest times. In the afternoon it stayed dry and so long distance runs were attempted. In the end Juan Manuel was 12^th, Tatiana 15^th and David 17^th.

It rained heavily during the night, and the second day started wet. With an hour left before noon, Juan Manuel was the first to go for slicks. For a while slicks and rain tyres were almost equally good, but then it began to dry. David got out at the right moment and reached an excellent 6^th place. Juan Manuel was 14^th and Tatiana, who did not switch to slicks, was 18^th in the ranking. In the afternoon the sun was supposed to shine, but an unexpected new downpour startled the whole field. Tatiana performed best and achieved an excellent 5^th place in the last stint of the day! Only 31 hundredths of a second separated her from 3^rd place! Juan Manuel was 13^th and David ended the day in 16^th place.

All of our drivers showed repeatedly that they are capable of being in the top six. Tatiana in particular withstood tremendous pressure and once more produced a top performance!

Juan Manuel Correa

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Tatiana Calderon

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David Beckmann

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The next official test days take place on 17^th/18^th April in Barcelona (E), where the first race of the new season will also be held, as usual as part of the support program of the Formula 1 Grand Prix, from 11^th to 13^th May 2018.